Title 13A

Notwithstanding any remedy available at law, any owner or operator of an animal or crop facility may apply to the circuit court of the county where the animal or crop facility is located for a temporary restraining order and an injunction to restrain any person, organization, or …

For purposes of enforcing this article, the commissioner may do all of the following: (1) Investigate any offense under this article. (2) Seek the assistance of any law enforcement agency of the United States, the state, or any local government in the conduct of any investigation…

This article shall not be construed to repeal any other criminal law except as expressly provided in this article. Whenever conduct prescribed by any provision of this article is also prescribed by any other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty s…

Any person who publishes a libel of another which may tend to provoke a breach of the peace shall be punished, on conviction, by fine and imprisonment in the county jail, or hard labor for the county; the fine not to exceed in any case $500.00 and the imprisonment or hard labor n…

The publication of a fair and impartial report of the return of any indictment, the issuance of any warrant, the arrest of any person for any cause or the filing of any affidavit, pleading or other document in any criminal or civil proceeding in any court, or of a fair and impart…

An indictment for a libel need not set forth any extrinsic facts for the purpose of showing the application to the party libeled of the defamatory matter on which the indictment is founded; it is sufficient to state generally that the same was published concerning him, and the fa…

Any person who, with knowledge that a statement is false or with reckless disregard of whether the statement is false or not, publishes or otherwise disseminates any accusation against a private citizen, not currently holding or running for public office, which falsely and malici…

The printer or proprietor of any newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel, the publication of which is punishable under this article, who refuses, when summoned, to appear and testify before either the grand or petit jury respecting the publication of such newspaper, handbill,…

The words “resides” or “residing,” as used in this article, shall mean any person who remains within any county in the state for a period of more than 24 hours and maintains or uses sleeping quarters anywhere within the county. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 421, p. 565, §1; Code 197…

It shall be the duty of any person who has been convicted more than twice of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States, who has not been restored to his civil rights by competent legal authority, and who resides within any county in the State of Alabama, to regist…

Upon registration and the filing of the affidavit, as provided in Section 13A-11-181, the sheriff or one of his deputies shall give to such person a registration card, showing the name of such person, his address in the county and the date of registration. Such card shall be sign…

It shall be the duty of any person who has registered pursuant to this article and who changes his address or place of residence in the county, to inform the sheriff of such change within 24 hours after the same has been made, which shall be noted in the aforesaid book of registr…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any person residing in any county in the state on September 12, 1966, who has not been convicted of or served time for a felony within the five years next preceding such date. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 421, p. 565, §6; Code 1975,…

No person except the sheriff and the deputy sheriffs of the county shall have access to or be permitted to examine the registration book or the sworn statement provided for in this article. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 421, p. 565, §7; Code 1975, §13-10-6.)

It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the provisions of this article to fail or refuse to comply with any of the provisions hereof within the time prescribed. Any person violating any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more t…

(a) This section shall only apply in a Class 1 municipality. (b) No adult or unrelated juvenile criminal sex offender shall establish a residence or other living accommodation in a residence where another criminal sex offender resides whose name appears on the Jefferson County Sh…

(a) A person commits the crime of creating a hazard if: (1) Having discarded, in any place accessible to children, a container having a compartment of more than one and one half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid that locks or fastens automatically when closed and cannot easil…

(a) A person commits the crime of hindering transportation of commodities if, intentionally and without lawful authority, he forcibly stops or hinders the operation of any vehicle transporting farm or commercial products within the state for the purpose of delaying the transporta…

Any person who keeps on hand, at any one time, within the limits of any incorporated city or town, for sale or for use, more than 50 pounds of gunpowder or other explosives shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00. (Code 1852, §201; Code 1867, §3748; Code 1876, §4236;…

(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) PUBLIC GATHERING. The presence of more than 500 members of the public in an outdoor place for the purpose of attending a sporting contest, auto race, concert, festival, political rally, parade, or s…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to prevent electricity generated by permanent or portable electric generators used by persons from back-feeding into an electrical distribution system causing po…

(a)(1) It is unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle with knowledge that the vehicle contains a false or secret compartment, the purpose of which compartment is to conceal, hide, or prevent discovery of any one or more of the following by a law enforcement officer: a. A pe…

It is the policy of this state to recognize the special role and value of service dogs, not only in the lives of those persons who use them but also in society at large, and to encourage the use of service dogs by persons with disabilities and to recognize that those persons have…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) HARASS. To engage in any conduct directed toward a service dog or handler that is likely to impede or interfere with the performance of a service dog in its duties or places the health and safe…

(a) It is unlawful for a person who has received notice that his or her behavior is harassing to a dog the person knows or has reason to believe is a service dog to continue that behavior with malice or reckless disregard. (b) It is unlawful for a person with reckless disregard t…

(a) It is unlawful for any person without legal justification or authority to cause injury to a service dog, or to allow his or her dog to cause injury to a service dog. (b) A person who violates subsection (a) with reckless disregard is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (c) A per…

(a) It is unlawful for any person without legal justification or authority to cause the death of a service dog or cause an injury resulting in disability to the service dog such that it is no longer able to function in that role, or for that person to allow his or her dog to caus…

(a) A person convicted of a violation of this article shall be ordered to make full restitution for damages, including incidental and consequential expenses, incurred by the service dog and its user, which arise out of or are related to the violation. (b) Restitution for a convic…

(a) The word “torture” as used in this article shall mean the act of doing physical injury to a dog or cat by the infliction of inhumane treatment or gross physical abuse meant to cause said animal intensive or prolonged pain or serious physical injury, or thereby causing death d…

(a) A person commits the crime of cruelty to a dog or cat in the first degree if he or she intentionally tortures any dog or cat or skins a domestic dog or cat or offers for sale or exchange or offers to buy or exchange the fur, hide, or pelt of a domestic dog or cat. Cruelty to …

Any county or municipality may appoint one or more trained agents to inspect alleged violations of this article, to protect dogs or cats from any cruelty charged, and to prevent any cruelty to any dog or cat. Any appointment made pursuant to this section shall be made at a meetin…

(a) Any law enforcement officer and any agent of the county or the municipality appointed pursuant to Section 13A-11-242, having reasonable belief, evidence of, or having found a dog or cat to be neglected or cruelly treated may perform either of the following: (1) Remove the dog…

(a) The law enforcement officer or any agent of the county or of the municipality, without the requirement of any fee or charge for court costs, shall immediately petition the municipal court if the violation involves a municipal ordinance or the district court in the county in w…

(a) The law enforcement officer or agent of the county or municipality may provide for the dog or cat until either the dog or cat is returned to the owner by the court, or the court refuses to return the dog or cat to the owner and implements one of the procedures pursuant to sub…

This article shall not apply to any of the following persons or institutions: (1) Academic and research enterprises that use dogs or cats for medical or pharmaceutical research or testing. (2) Any owner of a dog or cat who euthanizes the dog or cat for humane purposes. (3) Any pe…

This article shall not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct prescribed by any provision of this article is also prescribed by any other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty shall be applied. (Act 2000-615, p. 1252, §8.)

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CONTAINMENT AREA. Any area used to hold a police animal or search and rescue animal regardless whether on duty or off duty, including, but not limited to, a kennel, car unit, trailer, tent, s…

(a) Any person who intentionally and knowingly causes, attempts to cause, or causes another person to harass, interfere, or obstruct a police animal or search and rescue animal being used by a handler in lawfully performing duties or causes harassment, interference, or obstructio…

(a) This article shall apply regardless whether the police animal or search and rescue animal is in the actual performance of assisting a handler in his or her duties or is off duty. (b) If the police animal or search and rescue animal is in a containment area not in the immediat…

In addition to any other penalties imposed, any person who violates this article may be ordered by the court to pay restitution to the owner of the police animal or search and rescue animal and the agency involved for expenses caused by the violation, including, but not limited t…

(a) This article does not prohibit a credentialed euthanasia technician, an authorized handler, or a veterinarian from euthanizing a police animal or search and rescue animal in an emergency if the animal is critically wounded and would otherwise endure undue suffering and pain. …

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AIRBAG. A motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system or any component thereof that satisfies both of the following: a. Operates in the event of a crash. b. Was designed in acc…

This article shall not be construed to repeal other criminal laws. Whenever conduct prescribed by any provision of this article is also prescribed by any other provision of law, the provision which carries the more serious penalty shall be applied. (Act 2003-350, §3.)

(a) This section shall be known and cited as the Amiyah White Act. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term motor vehicle shall mean any motor vehicle as defined in Section 32-1-1.1, and the term incapacitated person shall mean any incapacitated person as defined in Section…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) MOTOR VEHICLE BURNOUT. The practice of intentionally keeping a motor vehicle stationary by using the brake pedal or parking brake of the vehicle, while simultaneously engaging the gas pedal to allow…

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle” means any vehicle that is self-propelled or that is drawn by a self-propelled vehicle, including an off-road vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, and motorized trail bike. The term does not include a v…